Can-heading machine.



1. BBENZINGER. cAN HEADING MACHINE.

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Attest: vInv'entof: 54j@ w I l 1 u 5 J. BRENZINGER. CAN HEADING'MACHINE. APPucAlolmED SEPT. 29. 1913.

Ptenfed @11.4, 1916.

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sie-.Mns enfin-Nil?v 'centen f if! MOUNT 'EPNGN, NEVI YORK, ASSGNOR TQ MAX AMS NY, OF MOUNT VERNGN, NEW YORK, A CORzGfiTGNDF NEW cen-HEADING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters'Pateiit.

Patented si application filed September 29, 1913. Serial No. 792,291.

l@ aEZ it may cont-em Be it known that l, 'nains Bizexzs'oniaa e eitizenot the Lined Iates residing atand State of New 1vol-1;, have inventedl cei- .tain newei'id useful iiipiovenients in Cent'eatliiig ia-chines5 of which 'the following is a spec *ation .This inventien ielates to machines for seciiziig closiiies,. in the oiin 'of caps oi' coveisi to 'the body portions o' Vsheet-metal containers*s such as ordinal-y tin cans pailticnlesiy such as sie used for 'packaging Erni-t and cit-hei food stnii's, by What is coni inonly Aknown as the double-seeming proc! ess. Although numerous machines have beendevised for the purpose oI' accomplishing this object, practical use thereof has enionstifated'that all ete/lacking in some of 'the iefgiiii-einents which recent develop-niente in this sit lieve tendered necessary or de- "siiehiel @ne oit the 'niost import-ant of these requirements is than. Without- 'saci'iiciiigv ethe desirable features, a iean'-heading. machine shallopeiate tit-the greatest possible 'capacity rete with ie'letion to the space oecnpie. end pewei and manual attend-meersquiied thereby.` ln theiise of macliines'ot' this type, it is .customary 'to deliver till-ed contniiieis, to the i. achine eitliei With'their octets leosevin place or lwith each cover ii secured to its iespective bodjff 'poition oi' to delive the covers and the body 'port-ions sepniatei, to the machine and to essen;1r e them in niopei relation to eachotheiini-iii iately piioi to performance of containers l ipei ohiects ci the Dressienne caps ei* -coversmay iachineor with the satistectory is the gHovison ot a machine icetinetel centaines-s at the greatest possible cripacitljtT fate and lout .undue di uihiince of the contents o t the contain-eis, tie mechanism foi accomplishing this purpose being adapted-toi" continuous opeietion with minimum expenditui'e of powei ane niiiiininzn manual attendance., and being simple, coni- Y pact and relatively inexpensive.

' Fui'tliei objects aie to provide, in so fai' as possible, against interference with the cen tiniious operation ot' the machine, due to se cidentzil breakage of Darts oi' excessive Wear or clogging thereof, and to insure positiveness in the carrying out of the various steps incident to the complete seeming: operation, While at the same time rnininiiizing the nein-- loei1 of springs, levers, cams and the like that are non' generally reeuiied to accomplish that piu-pose might add, furthermore, that machines fer oiniinglcai'i bodies and machines foi lling the empty cans and machines for asseinbling can bodies and heads and delivering these parts in assembled condition to the heading machine, as a rule have a niaiziiiiiim capacity which is greater than that of pies ent known types of doiible-seaining ina chinesLand the present invention also cogn- V templates7 theefoie, a 'double-seeming ine-f chine which may be iiiade the last ot a chain of machines adapted, from the 'tiist to the laste to Jfoi'in the can bodies iieiids, ,iii the open cans, deliver the een heads oil tops tlieieto, feed the filled cans with tops in place tliei'eon to the hea-ting machine. 3h

ejects the iilled'and sealedV can iead; te?

labeling andthe market, the heading' ma chine having a capacitv 1which will not ren-l der necessaiytlie curtailing of the maximum capacity of anotherl oi1 other machines in the chain.

vStill lfurther objects and advantages of my invention vvill be apnaient to those skilled in this ait, and will readily be understood from the following speciieation 'and claims and the annexed drawings, in

Whi eh- Figure l is en end elevation of machine 'embodying inv invention-` oniittiiif; the ileceviiig and discharge platoiinsant the epei'iitiiiqde'vices connected tlie=`eii'ith; Fig. 2 is a side elevation tliezjee, withl parte hielten bodies as they are delivered upon the sup`-l of the seaming heads and its actuating mechanism, taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2;V Figs.` t and 5 are enlarged hori- 1ontal sections taken substantially on the Lines `rl-fland 5-5, respectively, of Fig. l; Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional plan, taken substantially on line 6--6 of Fig. l, and Fig. 7 is a sectional plan, taken substantially on line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference.' are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the Several figures of the drawings. i

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the working parts of the machine are suph ported on a suitableJ frame, which-includes a. standard 15., a base 16 and an overhung extension 17. The main' driving shaft 18 is journaled in suitable bearings carried by the standard .15, and lupon this shaft are vmounted the usual fast-anclfloose pulleys i9 and 20 for receiving power from any suitable source of supply, while at the opposite end of said shaft the bevel pinion 2lis keyed or otherwise secured, and meshes with and adapt-ed to rotate independently thereof,

is the sleeve 24, and upon said sleeve is secured the hub member which carries preferably four can supports 26. Secured to the sleeve 24 above the hub member 25 is a second hub member 27, upon which are mounted .a corresponding number of recessed guides 28, the purpose of which lsto position the can ports 26 in the manner to be described hereinafter, and. to assist in supporting them against `lateral displacement. f-Secured to sleeve2et' above hub member 27 is 'still lanother hub member 29, which serves to support the seaming heads 30, of which there are the same number as the number of supports 26 on the hub member 25, four being shown in the drawings. Spur gears 3l and 32 are keyed or otherwise secured on shaft 23 above hub member 29, 'and spur gear is loosely mounted on shaft 23 above gear 32.y 'Spur pinion 34 is secured on' shaft 23 above the overhang extension 17, and meshes with spur gear whichl is secured on shaft o -36 suitably journaled in bearings carried by the overhung extension 17. At the lower end of shaft 36 spur pinions 37 and 38 are secured thereon, pinion 38".'mes`hing with gear 33 while pinion'37 .meshes with spur gear 39 secured on vertical shaft 40 which is journaled in suitable bearings carried by standard l5. tbe'disk 4l, which isv'sho'wn provided with four arms 42, being secured on shaft 40 slightly below the level of hub member 28. Spur gear-33 is connected with hub member 29 by means of a plurality of rigid brackets 4.3, all of which are located in such positions as teclear spur gears 31 and' 32, so .thatspur gear 33 and hub member 29 rotate together when rotative movement is imparted to spur gear and brackets e3 do not interfere with rotation of gears 3l and 32; at a. different speed from `that of gear 33 and hub member 29.

shaft Spur pinion 3st will also be driven at the same speed, and through the medium of gear 3,5 and pinion 38 the large gear 33 will be caused. to rotate at greatly reduced speed as compared with that of the units which are driven' directly by shaft Shaft et() is driven from shaft 36 through the medium of spur pinion 37 and spur gear 39, and may therefore be caused to rotate at a speed different from that of the units driven directly by shaft and from that of those units which are mounted on sleeve 24 and lthus are driven from large gear Since gear 1s connected with hub member 29 through the medium of rigid brackets 43, and l*since hub member 1s secured on sleeve 2i, it 1s manifest that all of the units secured on said sleeve will rotate at the' same speed as gear 33, these units including l sleeve by means of a split collar1 Owhichis. rigidly connected to a flange 5l on. said sleeve, and to preventturning of sleeve '-16 in bearing 49 said sleeve is provided with a. lug l to which is secured a pin 52 slidably mounted in a suitable bearing in hub member Thus shaft 45, sleeve Gand pin 52 are free to .move vertically, but said shaft and sleeve, and thus the bearing plate Ll'-l,`.are prevented by pin 52 from turning ontheir axis. The Vroller Lt7 is suitablyy mounted ,in a yoke or bracket 4Q', whichis provided with a pintle 50 projecting intoand fixed within the sleeve 46 on the shaft 26. The roller 47' therefore, follows the track 53which-isjin the form ofsomewhat 'rov than a half circle with shaft '23 as its center, is beveled or inclined at either end 'and is supported from standard l5. During.

a complete revolution of onel of the rollers e? around shaft 23 said roller will first be 'entirely out of engagement with track 53 and when it reaches said track will start at the lowest` point thereofwill gradually' travel upward until it arrives at the high? lest level, willl remain at that height until the bevel or' incline at the'other end 'ofthe track is reached, will gradually descend to' be varied to. suit the conditions required-f for operation of thecan-heading machine in the manner to be described hereinafter, and 'it is' apparent that during ya complete revolution of one of the rollers 47 around 'shaft the height of sleeve 46, and thus that of shaft l5 and bearing'plate 4d, will be `varied asthe roller 47 travels fromithe lowest to the highest part of track 53 and thence back to the lowest part thereof.

Suitably secured to the hub member 27 are the four recessed jaws 28, thefaces of which are so/shaped and dnnensiened' as to form vthe are of a circle of approximately the same radius as that 'of the can bodies intended to be operated upon by the machine. Hub member 27 is secured on sleeve '2l in such xa 44position that each of'the jaws 28 is located directly above one of the bearing plates 4l and in such relation thereto that the upper part of a can body supported on bearing plate all centrally thereof will Y Y tbe in Contact with the "recessed face of )aw 28 and thus will receive lateral support" therefrom and be positioned laterally thereby. `Frcu'is'ion is made yfor adjustment' of the positions of jaws 28 on the hub mem ber 2T- in order to insure proper positioning of the can bodies cn bearing plates li, and for removal of said jaws forthe purpose of substituting others in the event of change in the diameter of the can bodies to be engaged by said jaws. preferably secured on sleevefQl in such a wafv that the height 'of said member, and thus that of jaws 28, above the bearing plates le may be varied to suit the height of the can bodies.

1nach of the four seaming. heads, which are supported by hub member 29, is located directly above one of thev bearing platesvll and on substantially the same vertical center line therewith. 1T he central shaft l of' each of said seaining heads extends upwardl through a suitable opening in the rim of gear and the boss thereon` said shaft being' movable vertically in said opening. fr bar 56 is secured to the upper end of shaft Hub member 2Ty is 5d by means cf shouldeif57, 58 and '59, said shaft being held 'against turning relative to said bar by pin 59. In every re- -spect the design, dimensions, functions/and method of operation of all four of the seam@ ing heads 30 are exactly similar, anda der scription 'of .one of them'will therefore suf? ice for all. f

The spurpinion is mountedon shaft 5% immediately below the rim of gear 3 3, and meshes with spur lgear 32 which is secured on shaft 23. ,A sleeveyl' isrotatably mounted on shaft 54', and terminates at its lower end in an eccentric head 62thepur'- pose of which will be explained hereinafter,

the upper 'en'.d. of saidsleeve abutting against the extended rim 63 of bushing 6l of pinion 60 and said bushing in turn abutting `against the rim of gear 33 at the point where shaft 54 passes therethrough, whereby vertical movement of sleeve '61 relative to gear 33' is prevented. A hub member 65 is slidably and non-rotatably secured on sleeve 6l near the upperend thereof anda short distance below pinion 60,"said pinion and said hub member being provided on their adjacent faces with `the' gears 66, and 67, respectively,

which are normally out of engagement` but-` which are o f the same pitch and design and adapted to mesh when brought into coperative relation'. l

A sleeve 68 is rotatably mounted on sleeve 61, and terminates at its lower end in a circular flange 69 the purpose of' which will be explained hereinafteiysad sleeve 68`bing also rotatably mounted in asuitable bearing 70 carriedby hub member .29, which bearing preferably includes roller bearings 71. A spur pinion i 2 is secured on sleeve 68 at the upper end thereof, and meshes with spur gear 81 secured on shaft Onthe'adja# cent faces of hub member 65 and pinion 72 are provided the coperating'face cams 73 and "Tl, respectively, the designs and'dimem, sions of Vsaid cams being such that during one complete rotation ofY hub member 65 relative to pinion 72 the high surface of cam 73 will first bein contact with -the highest part of the surface 'of 'cam 7i, which is of the same height throughout .approximately half its lengt-h, will remain in contact at.

lthis uniformly high vlevel throughout approvimatelivv a half revolution, will gradu ally descend to bevel Aor incline T5 leading from the highest tothe lowest part Aof' cam Tl, said lowest part extending approximately one-quarter the length of said cam, and will remain in contact at this unifrmly low level until cam 73 has returned to its starting point, at which' point the high sur` face of the cam 7l will engage the shoulder 7 6 between the high and low sur/faces. of the cam T3, th'ev latter then being in position to 'be again' quickly raised above said high sur. faceof the cam 74 in the manner hereinafter `described,'and said cams rotated relative to each. othenin thesaine directionkas before.

j "Jhe foregoing. statements as to the propori tional parts ofl thetotal lengthofcam 74 .whichare at thehigliestgand lowestlevels,

' 'l respectively, a're 'intended merely-as approxi-' mations,l `since it' is manifestrthat these .may

. be'varied to suitthe conditions of operation ofthis part of the camheading machine as ,described hereinafter.

' 'A lcollaif''l' is secured on sleeve 61 between 4 .hub menibe'r 65 and pinion 72, being cone is nected with sleeve 6l by means of vset screws' v78, andbeing supported by a bearing 79 interposed'between collar 77 and pinion 72.

lpression which is commonly formed in can caps or covers prior to their delivery to the can-heading machine, and thus to position them and sustain them against Ithe forces .Y exerted thereupon during the seaming oper! ation;

strap isfitted-'around hub member I v65, being".arranged loosely in a suitable groovel 83 vin' said hub member to provide v for. rotation 'thereof relative to said strap'. The lower ends oftwo rods Stare secured to strap 82, and these rods vextend upward through suitable openings, in the rim. of gear 33,- being slidable therein, and their upper ends are securedto bar 56 near the respec ive'ends thereof and at l opposite sides'of shaft '54, On eachl ofythe rods 84 a coil spring 85 is provided llwhich extends between strap 82 and the rim of gear 33, said springs being' normally somewhat compressed and being adapted for greater com- .pressionwhen strap- 82- is advanced more closely to gear 33. Two` rods 86 are secured t o the rim of gear 33, one at either side of shaft land between said shaft and the rods 84", and said rods pass through suitable openings in bar v56, being slidable therein, and are provided at'their upper ends with suit- 'if able heads 8 7 of larger diameter than the` openings in bar 56 through which rods 86 pass," whereby said .rods serve to limit the distance that bar 56 ismovable away from In the case'of each of the seaming.v heads 'i'the circular flange 69 at the lower end of sleeve' 68 serves as a. support for the huhV .Jmernber 8 8, said flange being slidably mounted'ffi'n a suitabley groove 89 formed in said hub member and being retained therein by a screW-threaded ring 90, and the sliding mortionof said hub member relative tosaid flange being limitedto radial motion by Vmeans of the pin 91 which engages a radial of plate 93.

slot 92 in flange 69; Rigidly secured to hub member 88 is'the supporting ring 93 for the seaming rollers 94 and 95, which are of the both of which are mounted at the same side l il counterbalance 96 may be rigidly secured to hub member S9 at he side opposite that on which the seeming-rollers arev mounted, and assists in regulating the rotation 'of supporting plate 93 andthus of theseaining rollers carried thereby. hub member 88 is rotatably mounted on the leccentric head .which forms the lower end of sleeve 6l, land the manner in which said eccentric -hea'd coiiperates with the support-- ing member for the s'eaming rollers to advance said rollerssuccessively toward chuck 81' and to retract them therefromis fully shown and described by me in a co-pending application filed July 5, 1910, iSerial No. 570,343. As set forth in said co-pending application, when sleeve 6l is rotated relative to sleeve 68,l the eccentric head 62 will loperate to impart what may be said to be a compound movement to the-hub member 8S and'therefore to the tool carrying ring- 93, this compo-und movement being that of lineal reciprocating in the general direction of the slot 92 in the flange 69 and transverse oscillation about the pin 91 as a center, this movement operating in the manner described in my cis-pending application aforesaid to advance the seaming rollers 9i arl'd 95 successively toward chuck Si and successively retract the same therefrom afterthe seaming operation. When the can-heading machine is inoperation, gears 3l and 32 which are secured on shaft are caused to rotate 'continuously at uniform speed,and since gear 3l meshes with pinion 7 2 which is secured on 4sleeve 68, said sleeve is caused to rotate uniformly andcontinuously, carrying with it vthe supporting plate 93for the seaming rollers 94 and 95 and the seeming rollers themselves., Pinion meshes with gear and is driven uniformly and continuously thereby, said pinion being'niounted loosely on sliaftfal and being normally an idler in -so far as transmitting motion Ato any other unit is concerned, but since hub member is securedcn sleeve 6l, and since gear 66 on pinion 60 is adapted to mesh with gear 67 on hub member 65, it is only necessary to ,bring said gears int-o engagement in order to cause sleeve 6lv to be rotated at the same' speed vas pinion 60. Under such conditions,

' with sleevel rotated atthe same speed as pinion 60 and sleeve GSio-tated at the same speed as pinion 72, it is necessary that said -pinions shall be driven at different speeds .order to produce rotation of 'oneof said `sleeves relative to the other, this purpose is accomplished bv so proportioning gear 32 relative vto pinion 60 and gear 3l v I' n relative to pinion 7.2 as to forma set or difusual construction and configuration and The ist

metisse frential i i' rotation of the tivo pinions being inode arms leash of said .arin's vvill'niove a can -le from said reeehr-ing plate into Positionen .one of the bea'rii'iggplates :el as'it passes the reeel' plate in vits revolution .around shaft -"'h e eansbeing dir xated. duringjsucl'i movement 'by' suitable f uide l 8 until they '2.19 are p" hed by thearnis Ll2 into Contact with the positioningand supportingjaivs 28 earried byr'h-uo .ineinber 2T.

i disehergeplate 99 issupiortedby a standard 1G()vq or in any other suitable ninnner?` in positionlto reeeive the cans-When they are ready to be.. discharged from the gfan-headnig machine after oompletion of' the seeming operation? and' on said -plate is mounted a delieetor 161 which is adapted to 343 oausf the seemed cans-to nieve from-the bearing-plates ll to 'disharg'e plate 99 as bearingplates pass said discharge plate in'their revolution around shaft 23;

*""Ilhe height of bearing'plates isregib lated "according to the"heiglit of' thefean body so asy to bring .the 'caps or covers into the desired position relative to 'th-eseething iecha'nisin. such regulation beine' rovidedf 1. Y. 1

for, as described 'liereinbefore,v by the Inan- -ner in Whien'shafts' are mounted insleeves The height of receiving' plate 9? and met of discharge plate 99* is then regulatedso as to be' the saine as thatof bearing?` plates et when they are in .their lowest position,-

that is` when rollers e7 are out of engageinent with traelr. and luf-rs 5l of sleeves i6 upon that part of hub member 25 in which nir lieai'ii lates le at a predetermined height. 5u The operation of my improved can-heading inaohine Will readily be understood from the 'following description: Thel filled cans, with their covers in place and either teiniiorarily secured to their respective can bndies'or loosely positioned thereon, are delivered sueeessi'vely'upon receiving plate 97 to be engaged by arnisiT the of such i eliveiv being innnaterial eX- hat it should preferablj;1 be automatie ni rate which `will be so rapid fers with the operation of the i the ine-nner intended or lirnit the thereof. As ea'eh of the can supports 2G receiviugl plate 9T a can is moved therefrom-by one of the arnis l2 and hirs. the diiferenee in the sneeds to oon-forni to the requirements of mounted, thus supporting y is directed by guide 98 into the desired position on bearing or supporting platefl, and into Contact Withthe recessed. ,face of jaw nieniber '28. after the supporting plate has passedelear of receiving plate 9T, roller Ll?. 701 cornes in contact with the lowest p'art-of the beveled or inclined surfaceof traek'53 and avdizances to the high level of said track, which is of suthoient length to retain said roller uniformly aty its highest elevation during 75 that portion Of'a revolution of the 'searningf ineoha isinivhioh is intended to be devoted to thesearning operation. 'As roller l? ady vannes toits .highest vpostion," bearing plate' lexis.elevatedeorrespondingly, the can body 30 with its cap or cover in place thereon is raised into engagement with chuck Si? which .enters .the depression in the cap or cover, and the chuck is forced upward a distance which is regulated bythe design of track 53 to cor- 85 respond approximately with the clearance between pinion G0 andhub member (i5.A Such upward movement lof chuck 181, and there- Jfore of shaft 5e on which it is secured, causes ber 56 to. be moved upward from its normal 90 position relative'to .gear 33, thereby coinpressing'springs 85 on rods Bland through theinedium of said rods and strap 'S2 pulling hub nieniber upward and bringing gear ''into ine-sh with gear 66. Asso'on as gear S5 *6? engages gear 66, sleeve 61 is caused to rotate relative to sleeve GS by the operation of the differential gearing described hereinbefore, and this produces tivo results-namely,

' as soon as said relative rotation begins the 100 high surface of 021111,73 is 'advanced into exigagement with the high surface of cani 7l at the'substantially vert-ical shoulder 76, said high surface being of suiiicientlength so that 'the high surface of can1'73 will remain in '105 engagement therewith throughout the seaming operation, andecoentric head 62 operates to cause` advancement of the seaniing rollers 94; and 95 successively into engagement with the can head. The differential gears are so 1-10 proportioned that during that portion of a complete revolution of the searning mecha-y nism which is intended to be devoted to the seeming operation one rotation of sleeve 61 relative to sleeve 68 is caused, the seaming 115 rollers are gradually brought successively into full engagement vvith the can head and then retracted therefrom and the high surface of cain 73 remains in Contact ivith the high surface of earn 7l duringthe seaming -120 operation then passes down the bevel or ineline 75 to the lovv surface of cani 74. -As the single Vrotation of sleeve 6l relative to sleeve 455% nea Completion. roller 4T passes from the high lev l of track down the incline at the H5 end thereof and out of engagement there with, thus lowering the bearing plate il to its norinal height. and uniformly therewith the high surface of cani T3 passes from the high to the loiv surface of cam Tl, the down- ,doubtless 6 v f theme49 ing downward movementof shaft -l andv chuck S1. Immediately upon the release of gear 67 from engagementl with gear 66, at the completion of one revolution 'of sleeve 61 relative to sleeve 68, the end of the high surface of cam 7S engages the shoulder T6 of cani 7l, and further rotation of said sleeves relative-to each other is checkeduntil a can is again interposed between bearing plate 4l `and chuck Sl and said chuck' and its shaft are forced upward as before. thus forcing hub member G5 upward until gear 6T is in mesh with gear 66 'and the high surface of .cam 73 is in position for engagement with the high surface ofl cani 7l. It will be noted that as soon asthe high surfaces of the said cams are brought into engagement at the beginning of the rotation of sleeve G1 relative to sleeve 68, shaft 5l is supported in its raised position. and the tendenc'vof the springs to react is resisted. b v hub inember G5. thus relieving the can and its cover of the downward pressure first exerted thereupon when thev are used as the medium foi: forcing chuck 8l upward as beariimplate il is elevated b-.v advancement of roller l? to the liighlevel of track After the seaining operation has been completed, and chuck Sl and bearing plate al with the seained can thereon have moved down to their normal positions'. further revolution of said units around shaft will .bring the seamed can into contactl with the delector 101e/thereby causing said can to be moved from its position on bearing plate 4l tothe discharge plate 99. y

Manifestlv niv improved can-heading machine is adapted for continuous vperformance of successive seaining operations in the manner just-described for a single one of such operations. and for performance there- A of at a verv rapid rate. It is also manifest that failure of one or more of the plurality` of seauiing heads. or of one or more of the pluralit'v of supports for the assembled parts of the cans. to operate. for anv reason, need not interfere with operation of other parts of the machine. The use ot' the assemblal parts of a can as a medium for actuating the operation of the seaming heads greatl)v simplifies the construction ofl the can-heading lmachine and 'the operation thereof. and this l regard as being one ofthe most important of the numerous advantages connected with the present invention.

Man)v modifications of minor details of in v improved' can-heading machine will readily sluggest themselves to Ithose sliillcd in this; art. and l therefore do not .lcsirc to limit in v invention to the snocitie constructiony hereinshown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by I Letters Patent l. In a can heading machine, the combination. with a traveling support for the assembled parts .of a can to beheaded. correspondingly traveling heading mechanism,-

and means for intermittently eifecting a cooperative relationship therebetween to sustain 'and head an'advancing can in transit.' said heading mechanism operating continuously and the toolsv thereon being ont of work-engaging positions, of disconnected means connectible to advance said.tools to work-engaging positions. and means rendered operable through. the medium of'cai. parts interposed between said support and said mechanism to connect said tool-advancing means.

2. In a. can heading machine'. the combination, with a traveling support for the assembled pai-ts of a can to beheaded. correspondingljY traveling heading mechanism. and means for interinittentljvl eliecting a cooperative relationsliip therebetween to sustain and head an advancing can in transit. said heading mechanism operating continuously and the tools thereon being out. of woil\'-`engaging positions. 'of disconnected means connectible to advance said tools tov work-engaging positions. means rendered operable through the medium of can parts interposed between said support and said mechanism to connect said tool-a ,lvancing means. and means independent of the means positions. disconnected means connectilile to advance said tools to work-engaging positions. and meansl rendered operable through the niedium'of can parts interposial between said support and said mechanism to connect said tool-{ulvaminLr means.

i. In a canheadurgr machine. the combination. with a traveling support for thc assembled parts of a can to be headed. and

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heading mechanism located essentiallv above and traveling with said support. of means for raising lsaid support in transit to posi-.1..-

ticn said parts in sustained condition in said heading mechanism. said headingr mechanism operating continuouslv and thetool's" thereon being out of work-engaging posirespondingh7 revolving' heading mechanism,

and means 'oi ineiniitteiiiiy effecting' a cooperating -relationship therebetween tosustain analL head an advaneii' sit, said heao" ,d tinn'ousliv and the tools thei'eon h on of Work-engaging 1positions, of d sf: nneetex ineens Coi ,iee'ihie io aclianee saisiL eools' Le work-e positions. and nieans ered opeiahie through the niedinin o paris interposed' l; en said sui,A said mechanism to conne-et said moi-advancng nieans. y

(i: In ay can heading machine, the Combinaiion. with a i'es'oh'ingj support assenihled'paii's oi' a 'can io he hein responingl)v i'esoli'ing heaiiingg nieu and means for inteiniitenly eii'ee` cooperative ielaiionship therebetween. sustain and head an advancing can in i a; an in iran- 19.' mechanism ope asin sit, said heading nieehanisin operaiing non tinnousijv and the tools heieon being ont oi' Work-engaging positions, of diseonnecferi means eonneetihle to advance said tools to Work-engaging `'aositions, means rendered operable through the ineciinni of can pants interposed between said suppoit and saiei mechanism o connect said kooi-advancing means, and means independent oi she nieans for establishing suoli conneeion fio eoniinne the same until eompleion oi' heading opei'aion.

7. in a can heading nia mine. di

' iviijli a involving; support ilefi ijf Ls oi a can headingV -ciianisni ha above an@L revolving means for raising said sappen e position saiclL parts in sustains said heading mechanism. mechanism opeiating eoninuonsiy Jmois heefn being ont of Werben-s .a positions. iseonnected means eonneotn e ach'anee said tools to Work-ena'afiina nos vtions. and :means rendeiecl operablethi'oiigh the nieinin of can parts inter said snmvoit and said nieehanisni nee said h'iol-adi'aneing ineens.

8. In a can heading; machine. h

i. wih a revolving snopoi' assenihleii pai-is of a van fo lie head heading' iiieii-lianisin loeaiefi. ,i above and iei'oixing 'wien said snppoi-, es

niediuin of can pants interposed between vsani sns-pens and, saiai; mechanism to een! neet said ind-advancing nieans, and'nieans nidejoennen oi Jehe nieans'foi esabiishing sueiifeonneaion te conjinue the saine until.

eoinpieien of neheading operation.

5). in a can heading inaehine,'theconibi n'ii a tiai'eling supportoi ehe I'i of a. een to be headeeigeoheading; mechanism. ng contiiuii'mslyV and ont of work-engag onnee'efl. nieans non: .iii 'oois so sosia-en! .s oi nie-'finis a eopefa.- eiaionshi'ifhei I anisaiei ii a anisin in ir E se 'posiion sani aan pants in ih@- iatei' sustain ne sainentherein the '5w oi' oea g oiieaiion. 1 being rendesse. edinni of the can 1a. i saiii empleen; inisin zo eonnece sai@ sooiavane# anii inependen means for con aina s .eh eenneeilon and 'iestoiing said eonfiiion of disoonneeion upon eonipieiion ef the heai'iing operation.

if?, a can heading machine, she eoinhi-v naiien, *fr* -i av iaieling'snppor, means foi' eieiiiei'ing heiieo anci .positioning hei'eon he asseniniefi naz-ts of a can "co be-headed, eoii'espondin l iaveiing' heafiing mechanism. anni inea for interinitteniy effecting "a .iionship Toeiveen said sup# d sain -v aiiiancing can in ra'nsi. saisi headeeiianisni operai-nig coninnouslj7 and `1 he ontof woikengaging ed ineens eonnecfihie 'ndeiefi opei'aoe through interposed between can. ling niaehine. Ehe eoinbi- Y"eline: s'upoori. means for ean he headefi. heading nic-eheh fnittentiy e between @ing ineehf,

to and posiioning hei'eon' eating ons o 'soria-engaging y an to sus'ain an positions. of'disconnected means. connectible to advance said tools to work-engaging posi said support and said mechanism to connect said tool-advancing means. means independent ot' the means for establishing such 'connection to continue the same until completion" of. the heading;v operation. and means for ejecting the headed can. y

l2. In a can heading machine. the combination. with a series oty trageling supports for the assembled parts o'll cans to be headed. a corresi'ionding series ot individual heading mechanisms traveling with said supports. and means for succcssivelv ett'ecting cooperative relationship therebetweei'i to suc- -cessivel'v sustain and head an advancing can in transit. each heading mechanism operating continuously and the tools thereon being out of work-engaging positions.v of disconnected means coniiectible to advance said tools to work-engaging positions. and means rendered operable through the medium of can parts interposed between said support and said mechanism to connect said tool-advancing means.

123. In a an heading machine. the combination. with a series of traveling supports for the assembled parts ot' cans to be headed. a corresponding series of individual heading mechanisms traveling with said supports, and means` for successivelv eii'eoting coperative relationship therebetween to successivelv sustain and head an advancing can in transit. each h ading mechanism operating continuously andthe toolsthereon being out of work-engaging positions. of discon; nected means coniiectible to advance said tools to work-engaging positions. means rendered operable through the medium of can parts interposed between said support and saitl mechanism to connect said tool-advancing means. and means independent of the means for establishingsuch connection to continue the same until completion of the heading operation.

l-l. Ina can heading machine. the combination. with al series of traveling supports -for the asseinbled'parts ot' cans to be headed. a correspondingr series of individual heading mechanisms located essentially above aiitl traveling with said supports. ot' means for ach .support in turn in transit to the can parts 'thereon in sustained n in one ot said headingmechanisms. each leading inechanism operating continuo'uslv and the tools thereon being out ot` work-engaging` positions. disconnected means coniiectible to advance said tools to workeiigaging positions. and lmeans rt-ndered operable through the medium otl can parts, interposed'between said support and said lniechanisin to connect said tool-advancing means.

,thioughithe medium of can parts interposed 15. In a can heading machine. the combi- Y p, nation. with a series of traveling supports tions. nieans rendered operable through the medium ot can parts interposed between for the assembled parts of cans to be headed.

g i a corresponding seriesifot individual heading mechanisms located esientiallv above and .f traveling with said supports. ot" means for raising each support in turn in transit to position the can parts thereon in sustained condition in one ot' said heading mechanisms. each heading xmechanisn'i operating continu- 7 ouslv and the tools thereon being out of work-engaging positions. disconnected means connectible to advance said tools Ato workengaging positions. means rendered operable Cil 8O between said support and said mechanism `to .connect said tool-advancing means. and

means independent of the means for establishing Such connection to continue the saine until completion of the heading operation.

16. In a can heading machine. the combination. with a series ot' revolving supports for the assembled parts of cans to be hea ded. a corresponding series ot' revolving :individual heading mechanisms. and means for successivel)v effecting cooperative i'elationship between said supports and mechanisms to sustain and head each can in turn in transit. each heading mechanism operating continuouslv and the tools thereon being out of work-engaging positions. otdisconnected means connectible to advance said tools to work-engaging positions and means rendered operable through the medium ot can parts yinterposed between said support and said mechanism to connect said tooladvancing means.

1T. In a can heading machine. the combination7 with a series of revolving supports for the assembled parts of cans to he headed. a corresponding series of revolving individual heading mechanisms. and means for successivel)v effecting cooperative relation-L ship between said supports and mechanisms yto sustain and head each can in turn in 110 tor establishing such connection to continue lit the same until completion ot' the heading operation.

' 1S. ln a can heading machine. the combiiiat'icii. with a series ot' revolving supports tor the assembled parts ot cans to he headed. a corresponding .series ot individual heading i mechanisms located essentially above and rei-'olvingwith said supports. ot means` toi' raising each support in turn in tra'nsit to -position the can parts thereon in sustained genees in one' o' each ; nnous p ons, and means ough the medium of between said support 'to connect said tool- L can heading machine, the combia series of revolving supports Dietl parts oi" cans to be headed, Lngv series oifind'-vitlual headvolving 'witlixsaicl supports, of means raising each support in turn intransit 'tion the can parts'thereon in sustained in one of the traveling heading ins, each of saicl mechanisms opercontinuously and the tools thereon bewerk-engaging positions, tliscon means connectible to advance saitl ls to Work-engaging positions, means rencl operable through the medium of can s interposed hetiveen saicl support an ing means, and means inclependento the means for establishing such connection to ewan 'nis locatecl essentially above.

sail mechanism to connect said tool-advanccontinuethe same until completion 'of the heading operation.

Q0. in a can-heading machine, the combination, with a plurality of vertically-recip- 'rocatory can-supports revoluble about a common center, of a series of seannngrollers also revoluble about a common center and normally outJ of engagement with the cans on said supports, a pair of seamingrollers being disposed over each of said cansupp'orts', means for advancing the seemingrollers into operative relation with the cans, means for successively raising Said can-supports so that the cans are in proximity *with said seaming-rollers, verticallyreciprocatory chucks movable' upward, through the medium of said cans, upon raising of saicl can-supports, and clutch-mechanistn, operative upon raising of said chucks, to control saicl means for advancing the seaming-rollers into operative relation Vwith the cans. l

In testimony of the foregoing, I have hereunto'set my hand in the presence of JULIUS litnesses Y lV. L'MANN, J. MACBRIDE.

tvvo Witnesses:

BRENZNGER. 

